Few players can turn out for Grimsby and Scunthorpe, move to Lincoln in their twilight years and be held in such high regard. Jamie Forrester is one of those players.
What made him so popular? A brace during a 5-0 destruction of Grimsby on his debut? 18 goals the following season, including two hat tricks and a four-goal haul at Mansfield? Yeah, that’ll do it.
Gary Hutchinson is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Real EFL, which he launched in 2018 to offer dedicated coverage of the English Football League. A writer for over 20 years, Gary has contributed to Sky Sports and the Lincolnshire Echo, while also authoring Suited and Booted. He also runs The Stacey West and possesses a background in iGaming content strategy and English football betting. Passionate about football journalism, Gary continues to develop The Real EFL into a key authority in the EFL space.
